William Wragg resigns Tory whip after Westminster sexting scandal

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Senior MP William Wragg has resigned the Conservative whip after he admitted giving politicians’ cellphone numbers to a suspected scammer.

The occasion’s whips workplace mentioned he was “voluntarily relinquishing the Conservative whip” after he had already stepped again from his roles as vice-chair of the backbench 1922 Committee and chair of the commons public administration and constitutional affairs committee.

The Hazel Grove MP had beforehand introduced his intention to depart parliament on the subsequent election and can now sit as an impartial.

Mr Wragg admitted final week that he had given colleagues’ cellphone numbers to somebody on a relationship app amid fears that intimate photographs of himself can be leaked after he was focused in a parliamentary sexting rip-off.

Scotland Yard has mentioned it’s investigating stories of the so-called “honey trap” rip-off after it was steered that at the very least 12 males in political circles obtained unsolicited messages, elevating safety issues.

The investigation just isn’t thought to contain the safety providers.

The unknown scammer is alleged to have used the aliases “Charlie” and “Abi” whereas sending flirtatious messages to coax MPs into sending specific photos.

Mr Wragg mentioned he was sorry for his “weakness” in responding, an apology which was praised as “courageous and fulsome” by chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

But strain has mounted in current days amid issues over parliamentary safety, with critics from throughout the political divide questioning Mr Wragg’s behaviour.